Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige

Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige - 269 pages
Book 3 of the Dorothy Must Die Series

The only thing disappointing about these books is that the page count is getting smaller as the series progresses.  This series is a dark and twisted modern retelling of the Wizard of Oz that examines what good and evil truly mean in a world filled with shades of grey and no good options.  Amy Gumm from our world continues to fight for the people of Oz and for herself as she tries to vanquish the evil holding them all hostage. 

The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige

The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige- 309 pages
Book 2 - Dorothy Must Die Series

Amy Gumm from Kansas continues in her quest to kill the Dorothy, the tyrant ruling over OZ.  She finds help along the way and tries to understand what being "wicked" means in this twisted version of the classic tale she knows from the movies and books back in the "real world." 

This series is dark but yet funny and fans of twisted takes on fairy tales will find much to like here.   

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
- 452 pages

Book 1 of the Dorothy Must Die series

Middle of nowhere Kansas, a girl whisked away by a tornado...stop me if you've heard this one before.  And then I'll tell you that Oz is real and everything you think you know is wrong.  This is a modern twist on the Wizard of Oz story throwing Amy Gumm from our world into the twisted nightmare that Oz has become during Dorothy's reign of terror.  At times darkly funny and also touching, this is a great read for fans of Wicked. 

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige  452 pages

In this edgy update of Frank L. Baum's Wizard of Oz, Kansas teen Amy Gumm gets sucked into a complex assassination plot to dethrone the megalomaniac and magic addict Dorothy.  Dorothy's friends are dark and twisted versions of the characters we know.  It's hard to tell the difference between Good and Wicked when Glinda is working for Dorothy and the Order of the Wicked is trying to overthrow her tyranny.